>> you bet. if, buffs. nice to see you. i'm a big fan of the team. >> thank you very much. >> all right. thank you very much to both of you. >>> so the crowd in d.c., they're starting to gather for the inauguration. turns out it's going to be a lot smaller than what we saw in 2009. there are a lot of people who feel that they must, they absolutely must make the trip. and here's tom foreman with this morning's "american journey." >> reporter: all across the nation by planes, trains, and automobiles, the faithful are converging on the capitol. from georgia, maurice madden made the journey last time to see barack obama take the oath. now tell co-- now it will cost m about $3,000 and a couple of days vacation, but he's going again. >> i knew on the night that he was re-elected as president of the united states that i wanted to return to washington to be part of this celebration. >> the president-elect of the united states, barak h. obama. >> reporter: the last inauguration saw 1.8 million americans braving the freezing temperat